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Amazing Deal! Earn $2,000+ in Cash Back With Discover and Apple Pay!

September 11, 2015
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Update:Frequent Miler reports Apple Pay has added “excludes gift cards” to this promotion. But I don’t know if they can enforce it. Please share in the comments if you receive 10% back for gift card purchases!

How Does It Work?

Starting September 16, 2015, you’ll earn 10% bonus cash back when you use your Discover card in-store with Apple Pay.

You’ll earn the 10% cash back on up to $10,000 in purchases until December 31, 2015.

That’s on top of the usual 1% cash back (or 5% back in rotating quarterly bonus categories) you’ll earn with the Discover it Cash Back card. And the 1.5 miles per $1 (1.5% back) with the Discover it Miles!

Currently, when you’re approved for the Discover it Cash Back, you’ll receive a $50 bonus after your 1st purchase. The information for the Discover it Miles card has been collected independently by Million Mile Secrets. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.

Use Your Discover Card to Make Purchases With Your iPhone and Apple Pay, and Earn 10% Bonus Cash Back!

The Discover it Cash Back bonus categories are home improvement stores, department stores, and Amazon this quarter (until September 31, 2015). Next quarter, it’s department stores, clothing stores, and Amazon.

Note: This deal is only valid for in-store purchases, so Amazon will NOT qualify.

Amazing! Earn $2,200 or More Back With Discover and Apple Pay

Remember, you must use your Discover it Cash Back card with Apple Pay for the deal to work.

What’s Apple Pay?

Apple Pay is a touchless payment system you use with your iPhone or Apple Watch.

After you’ve loaded your credit card information into Apple Pay, you can pay for purchases at participating stores by holding your phone near the contactless reader at check-out.

Note: Only iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, and iPhone 6s Plus phones work with Apple Pay. If you’re not sure which phone you have, find the model number on the back of your phone and refer to Apple’s website.

To make the most of the deal, folks might consider buying PIN-enabled gift cards to load to their AMEX prepaid account. Then use the funds to pay bills that can’t normally be paid with a credit card, like rent, loans, or utilities.

Some stores which accept Apple Pay and sell gift cards include:

Office Depot

Office Max

Staples

Walgreens

And many supermarkets on the list sell gift cards as well!

Even though you’ll pay a fee of ~$4 to $7 for each PIN-enabled gift card, you’ll still come out way ahead.

Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card

Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card

Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That's $750 toward travel when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards®

2X points on travel and dining at restaurants worldwide & 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases.

Get 25% more value when you redeem for airfare, hotels, car rentals and cruises through Chase Ultimate Rewards. For example, 60,000 points are worth $750 toward travel

Get unlimited deliveries with a $0 delivery fee and reduced service fees on orders over $12 for a minimum of one year on qualifying food purchases with DashPass, DoorDash's subscription service. Activate by 12/31/21.

Earn 5X points on Lyft rides through March 2022. That’s 3X points in addition to the 2X points you already earn on travel.

Intro APR on purchases

N/A

Regular APR

15.99%-22.99% Variable

Annual Fee

$95

Balance Transfer

Yes

Rates & Fees

Annual Fee$95

Other

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Will I get the Department Store BONUS at Sears when shopping through their site and buying from one of their ‘merchants’ buydig.com ??

For Amazon. com it is clearly yes. : Amazon.com purchases include those made through the Amazon.com checkout, including digital downloads, Amazon.com gift cards, Amazon Fresh orders, Amazon Local Deals, Amazon Prime subscriptions and items sold by third party merchants through Amazon.com’s marketplace. Department Stores are defined as retailers selling a wide variety of merchandise, with separate checkout counters in each department. Clothing Stores are defined as retailers whose primary line of business is selling clothing for men, women, and children. Purchases made at warehouse clubs, wholesale distributors and discount stores are not eligible.

Editorial Note: We're the Million Mile Secrets team. And we're proud of our content, opinions and analysis, and of our reader's comments. These haven’t been reviewed, approved or endorsed by any of the airlines, hotels, or credit card issuers which we often write about. And that’s just how we like it! :)